Cheryl Mullin: Mass Effect 3 and Street Fighter X Tekken

Mass Effect 3 (BioWare, XBOX, PC, PS3)

TO say that Mass Effect 3 has been eagerly anticipated would be something of an intergalactic understatement.

I was a Mass Effect 2 widow for months, as Mr M immersed himself in the story – and I can say that history is repeating itself.

With this release, Bioware completes the Mass Effect Trilogy, giving gamers the chance to reprise their role as Commander Shephard, an Alliance Marine who represents the only hope for saving mankind on Earth as a race of terrifying machines strike from beyond space.

The result is nothing short of a masterpiece, sure to spark emotion and incredulity from gamers who’ve played through the first two titles, as the story comes to a superb close.

The fighting’s better, the storyline is nothing short of amazing and the beautifully animated battle sequences are just awe inspiring.

There have been few games in recent memory that have had such an epic ending and that leave you emotionally drained, battle weary and elated all at once.

This is the closest thing to RPG perfection as you’ll find on any console right now, you know Mass Effect 3 is one gaming experience you really shouldn’t miss out on.

RATING: 10/10 – Perfection

BARGAIN BUY: £37.90 at www.amazon.co.uk

Street Fighter X Tekken (Capcom, XBOX, PSVita, PS3)

THUMB supports at the ready, two of the biggest fighting games of all time are about to clash.

You’d expect a title featuring two of the biggest fighter franchises in console history to create a bit of a stir, with much hype to live up to once the shrink wrap packaging is off and the gloves go on.

Here Street Fighter and Tekken series’ stalwarts Ryu, Chun-Li, Kazuya Mishima and Nina Williams headline a memorable cast of your favourite fighters in a tag battle dream match for fighter fans that have lived through both series across the console generations.

In fact, at times you forget this is a clash of the fighting titans, with 2D and 3D fighting styles seamlessly interweaving to provide the kind of tag-team experience that calls for superb teamwork and maybe the odd reference to the many fighting tutorials available if you want to challenge the very best online. It’s an intense, advanced assault on your gaming senses, and one you should seek out for yourself right away.

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